On the day of the royal wedding in England, Teddy Roosevelt paid tribute to Prince William and his new bride Kate Middleton by donning one of her favorite hats and waving stiff-armed to the crowd throughout the entire presidents race Friday night at Nationals Park. With Jason Marquis and the Washington Nationals efficiently shutting out … Continue reading Video: Teddy Roosevelt dresses for the royal wedding
A race that was otherwise free of gimmicks got briefly ugly Wednesday night at Nationals Park. Just after George Washington passed Teddy Roosevelt in the right field corner, Abe Lincoln came from behind and slammed Teddy into the wall, knocking off Roosevelt’s glasses. The race also marked the first appearance of the “new look” presidents … Continue reading Abe slams into Teddy, George wins
DC fans going through baseball withdrawal welcomed home the Washington Nationals Tuesday night to kick off a seven game homestand vs. the Mets and Giants at Nationals Park. Teddy Roosevelt likely felt that warm feeling as well, drawing huge cheers from the crowd despite missing the starting signal and jumping the gun for the 4th-inning … Continue reading Video: “That Cat” returns, takes out Teddy Roosevelt
The Washington Nationals racing presidents all showed up at Pittsburgh’s PNC Park for an Easter Sunday relay race vs. the Pirates’ racing Pierogies. Abe and Teddy ran the anchor legs as George and Tom joined their annual visit to Pittsburgh, but the presidents never had a chance. Cheese Chester flew by his top-heavy rivals to … Continue reading Racing presidents offer no competition in Pierogie relay
It’s been a tough and bizarre week for the Washington Nationals, who’ve had trouble finding their rhythm in the face of weather postponements, canceled off days and three unscheduled double-headers. So too for the racing presidents, who continued a tradition of joining the Nats as they visited Pittsburgh’s PNC Park on Friday only to get … Continue reading Pierogies show up racing presidents in Pittsburgh
They say baseball isn’t a violent sport, but followers of the Nationals Presidents race during the just-completed homestand might disagree. After Teddy Roosevelt put the full body slam on “No-lish sausage” Sunday, I was overwhelmed by requests from bloodthirsty fans to see it again in slow motion. Without further adieu (and without passing judgement): Continue reading Video: Teddy’s body slam on the un-racing sausage
The Nationals hosted a rare doubleheader vs. the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday at Nationals Park, and if you’re a Nats fan, you couldn’t have asked for a better afternoon of baseball and presidents race excitement. In fact, even Teddy fans got to taste a little sweet victory — not in the standings, but in the … Continue reading Teddy takes out his frustrations on Milwaukee’s sausages
Nationals fans who braved the cold at Nationals Park Friday night were rewarded with a walk-off victory as the team kicked off a series vs. the Milwaukee Brewers with a dramatic 10-inning affair. The Brewers, who are known for both their frugality and their famous sausage race, once again refused to bring their racing mascots … Continue reading Video: Presidents pummel Milwaukee sausages
We can put the controversy to rest. Tonight at Nationals Park, I spoke to usher Jasmine Holloway, who was in charge of Section 135 Thursday night when the fan was ejected for punching Thomas Jefferson in the middle of the presidents race. “He was definitely a Phillies fan,” Jasmine told me. “He was just wearing … Continue reading Confirmed: It was a Phillies fan
Yesterday was the biggest traffic day in our blog’s short history, surpassing even that notorious date in 2009 when Potato Pete leveled Teddy Roosevelt in Pittsburgh, and the way today is trending, the record may fall fast. Why all the excitement? Wednesday night’s appearance of a super-sized John F. Kennedy certainly drew a ton of … Continue reading The Phillies Fan Controversy
It wasn’t a complete invasion, but busloads of Philadelphia fans were among the 24,875 at Nationals Park Thursday night to see Cliff Lee and Jordan Zimmermann go at it in the final game of the Nationals’ series vs. the Phillies. The notorious boo-birds have earned a reputation for importing disruptive behavior to Nationals Park, and … Continue reading Phillies fan ejected for punching Thomas Jefferson during presidents race
The Nationals nearly pulled off the comeback win Wednesday night against Roy Halladay and the Philadelphia Phillies, but as Teddy Roosevelt has learned time and time again, close isn’t quite enough. With the Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus in town, the Nationals had announced that the famous clowns would be at Nationals Park to … Continue reading Nationals introduce 5th president – John F. Kennedy
The Washington Nationals have released a coupon code “for Teddy’s fans” good for half-price outfield tickets to games this Friday or Saturday night vs. the Milwaukee Brewers, and for select future games vs. the New York Mets, Florida Marlins, and Pittsburgh Pirates. The online code gets you half-price tickets in the outfield corners ($17 to … Continue reading Nationals release coupon code for 1/2-price tickets
Livan Hernandez and the Washington Nationals treated fans to a decisive victory over the Philadelphia Phillies Tuesday night at Nationals Park, evening the team’s record at 5-5 as they kicked off this week’s homestand vs. the Phils and the Milwaukee Brewers. Nationals racing president Teddy Roosevelt rarely misses an opportunity to celebrate history, and as … Continue reading Teddy commemorates space flight, but is defeated by gravity, and George
When the Philadelphia Phillies come to Nationals Park, the clowns usually follow, and Wednesday night will be no exception. The Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus hits town this week with a 17-show run beginning Thursday at the Patriot Center. To kick off the festivities, the troupe will be in attendance tomorrow night as … Continue reading Presidents to race Ringling Bros. clowns Wednesday night
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